Councilor O'Malley, Baker, Arroyo, Bok, Breadon, Edwards, Essaibi George, Flaherty, Flynn, Mejia, Wu and Campbell offered the following: Resolution in recognition of the achievements of former Mayor Thomas M. Menino in the City of Boston. On motion of Councilor O'Malley, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted yeas 12.

On the ordinance, referred on June 16, 2021 Docket #0755, Amending City of Boston Code, Ordinances, Chapter VII, Sections 7-2.1 and 7.2.2, Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure (BERDO), the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass. The report was accepted, the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 12.

Councilor Bok called Docket #0809, message and order approving an appropriation order in the amount of Ninety-One Million Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($91,270,000.00) for the purpose of paying cost of designing, construction, equipping, and furnishing a new building for the William E. Carter School, that is to be built on the site of its current location at 396 Northampton Street in the City of Boston, including the payment of all cost incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of Boston Public School, from the Committee on Ways and Means. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Bok, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 10; absent 2 (Campbell and Wu).

On the message and order, referred on June 23, 2021 Docket #0809, message and order approving an appropriation order in the amount of Ninety-One Million Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($91,270,000.00) for the purpose of paying cost of designing, construction, equipping, and furnishing a new building for the William E. Carter School, that is to be built on the site of its current location at 396 Northampton Street in the City of Boston, including the payment of all cost incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of Boston Public Schools, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 12. Assigned for further action.

The Committee on Public Health, to which was referred on June 23, 2021, Docket #0811, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($480,000.00) in the form of a grant, awarded by BOSTON CHNA-CHIP COLLABORATIVE to be administered by the Office HHS, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12

The Committee on Government Operations and the Committee on Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Special Events to which was referred on June 30, 2021, Docket #0834, Order for a hearing regarding the Creation of a Boston-Cambridge Tourism Marketing District pursuant to M.G.L c.40X,, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed: yeas 12